Adultery Tree
| Adultery Tree | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster for Adultery Tree (1985) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 자녀목 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Janyeomok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chanyŏmok |
| Directed by | Jung Jin-woo |
| Written by | Chi Sang-hak |
| Produced by | Jung Jin-woo |
| Starring | Won Mi-kyung |
| Cinematography | Lee Seong-chun |
| Edited by | Hyeon Dong-chun |
| Music by | Han Sang-ki |
| Distributed by | Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Adultery Tree (Korean: 자녀목; RR: Janyeomok) is a 1985 South Korean film directed by Jung Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.[1][2]
Synopsis
[edit]In this historical drama, the matriarch of an aristocratic family makes the lady Yeon-ji's life miserable due to her inability to bear children. The matriarch brings a surrogate mother into the family, and orders Yeon-ji to kill herself. Yeon-ji hangs herself at the hanging tree used for women who have engaged in adultery.
Cast
[edit]- Won Mi-kyung
- Kim Yong-seon
- Park Jung-ja
- Kim Hee-ra
- Jeon Moo-song
- Choe Byeong-geun
- Hong Seong-min
- Lim Hae-lim
- Choe Jae-ho
- Park Jong-sel
References
[edit]- ^ Lee Young-il (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Translated by Richard Lynn Greever. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X.
- ^ "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
External links
[edit]- Hanging Tree at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Janyeo-mok at IMDb
- "JANYEO-MOK". www.citwf.com. The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- "JANYOMOK (second entry)". www.citwf.com. The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- 자녀목 (in Korean). Cine21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
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